First of all, I know I’ve been writing quite a bit about Jammin’ with Jamie. This will change soon: I promise! (Hint: come back this Saturday at 9:00 am.)

Second, I’ve recently found out that “Sportsathon” will be taking over 89.3 WNUR FM for twenty-four hours next Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, this means our jam session will be preempted next week. So, after this week, our next jam session will take place on November 2: same time, same station!

This also means that this will be our last explicitly Halloween-themed jam session––– well, for a while, anyway. (There’s a very high likelihood that another Halloween-themed jam session will pop up again before we go on summer hiatus. The individual songs, on the other hand, may come around again at any time.)

So, in this week’s jam session, we’re going to have two intertwined (and related) themes, as we jam to…

I’ve realized that I really should start putting pictures before the break, so here’s a picture from the Volo Auto Museum (VoloCars.com) on Saturday, October 5.

Yes, I met Svengoolie again! (And I dressed up for the occasion, too!)

Now that that picture put Halloween on your mind (I hope)…

Last week’s jam session got us into the Halloween spirit (pun intended) by reminding us of the many treats from both the big and small screen that we’re more likely to pull out and enjoy this time of year. So, where do we go next?

Well, as I promised last week, we’re still jammin’ to Halloween music, and with a brand new “sub-theme”!

Films, television shows, and other works in the horror genre can and do frequently cross over with other genres. When this happens, two common genres in such a crossover are fantasy and science fiction. (Yes, I know that there are others, but I had to give our jam session some focus!)

In this week’s jam session, these worlds will collide! Witches will cast a spell and aliens will invade the studio to bring us…

Before I dive into this post, I’m proud to announce that this will be my very first post that includes a picture!

Remember how I wrote last week that some Jammers may think it was too early to break out the Halloween music?

Well, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but times have changed. Specifically, from September to October.

It’s time.

But, despite this, I also realize that some Jammers may need a little help getting into the spirit (pun intended). Well, I’m here to help!

One tradition we have in my family, which I have continued to uphold on my own, is watching “Halloween” movies and television specials throughout October. (I put “Halloween” in quotes because many of them are not explicitly Halloween-related, but are horror or horror comedy films that remind us of Halloween anyway.)

In light of this, in this week’s jam session, we’ll opening up the crypt to unleash…